Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
479
396
383
312
316
321
368
348
370
396
387
329
302
277
243
234
202
197
169
128
103
75
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:09AM1.76m
8:38PM1.93m
9:00AM1.77m
9:26PM1.87m
9:49AM1.76m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.20m
2:09PM0.11m
2:50AM0.15m
3:02PM0.12m
3:39AM0.11m
3:52PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
3
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
11
8
8
8
Feels °C
12
13
14
11
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
15
14
11
11
11
10
10
8
3
2
2
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